Awesome
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AW-sum
- Origin
- English
Awesome is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “inspiring awe”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Awesome mean?
English: English word awesome
“inspiring awe”
Is Awesome a girl's or a boy's name?
Awesome is a boys' name.
How popular is Awesome in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 5 boys.
Awesome in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
How popular is Awesome in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Awesome in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Awesome in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
Names like Awesome
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Awesome: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/awesome, updated 20 October 2026.